Afro History Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! written by Marc Alexander July 6, 2024 Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! was last modified: July 5th, 2024 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Kevin Hart ! Actress/Singer, Della Reese ! Rapper, 50 Cent ! Actress, Tia Mowry ! Actress, Tamera Mowry ! NFL player, Brandon Jacobs ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Baseball Legend, Satchel Paige ! WNBA star Lisa Leslie ! Writer, Margaret Walker ! Actor, Allen Payne ! Singer, Sevyn Streeter ! You may also like Chicago police: Bodycam footage shows man had... July 16, 2018 iQIYI's Original Show "The Rap of China"... July 5, 2018 Search On For Suspect Following Daylight Shooting... July 13, 2018 Alliance football league adds San Diego team May 29, 2018 Happy Birthday to James Baldwin ! August 2, 2024 Orrin Hatch pokes fun at Google after... July 24, 2018 Ed Sheeran slammed $100 law suit for... June 28, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong... July 16, 2024 Trump speaks in Iowa, Illinois July 26, 2018 Bernard ‘Patrick’ Lee used difficult life as... July 5, 2015 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.